San Francisco’s Juicebumps have long made it their mission to liven up the brutalist tones of post-punk, with their 2020 debut Hello Pinky! being equally defined by B-52’s-esque new wave, gross-out lyricism, and just a bit of the spirit of modern Bay Area garage rock patron saint John Dwyer. Now, the group is returning with a proper follow-up titled Jumbo set to arrive October 13 via local indie label Rocks in Your Head (founded by Sonny & the Sunsets’ titular Sonny) and Belgian psych label Time Room Records.
Ahead of that release, they’re sharing lead single “Wiggler,” which sees both their driving post-punk sound and their playful energy enhanced since their last outing. Tight drumming and staccato guitar soundtrack a concerning narrative that’s disgustingly illustrated in the track’s official video, which lands somewhere between Cronenberg’s Shivers, any number of schlocky ’80s ripoffs, and perhaps something a little more drugsploitative. “Everyone’s got a wiggler inside of them, they just have to believe,” the band succinctly states. “They have to want to believe.”
Check out the video below, and pre-order the record here.
